2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
National champion
So-Con champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 1[1]
2006 record 14–1 (7–0 Southern)
Head coach Jerry Moore (18th season)
Offensive coordinator Collaborative[2]
Offensive scheme Multiple Spread
Defensive coordinator John Wiley (16th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kidd Brewer Stadium
(Capacity: 16,650)
2006 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#1 Appalachian State $^  7 –0     14 –1  
#12 Furman ^  6 –1     8 –4  
#23 Wofford  5 –2     7 –4  
The Citadel  4 –3     5 –6  
Elon  2 –5     5 –6  
Chattanooga  2 –5     3 –8  
Georgia Southern  2 –5     3 –8  
Western Carolina  0 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.[3]

The football team competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA, as a member of the Southern Conference.[4] Appalachian is the only university in North Carolina, public or private, to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship in football.[5] Appalachian won the 2005 Division I-AA Football Championship and repeated as FCS national champions in 2006.[6][7]

Before the season

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 p.m. at NC State* No. 1 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 10–23[8]   57,583
September 9 3:30 p.m. No. 12 James Madison* No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC W 21–10[9]   23,814
September 16 3:30 p.m. Mars Hill* No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC W 41–0[10]   24,346
September 23 6:00 p.m. at Gardner–Webb* No. 2 Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC ESPNU W 41–6[11]   8,490
September 30 3:30 p.m. Elondagger No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC W 45–21[12]   26,620
October 7 6:00 p.m. at Chattanooga No. 2 Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W 56–21[13]   8,887
October 14 3:30 p.m. Wofford No. 2 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC W 14–7[14]   18,758
October 21 12:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern No. 1 Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA SportSouth W 27–20[15] 2OT  19,438
October 28 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Furman No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Black Saturday) SportSouth W 40–7[16]   24,447
November 4 3:30 p.m. The Citadel No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC W 42–13[17]   17,547
November 11 4:00 p.m. at Western Carolina No. 1 E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug) W 31–9[18]   13,742
November 25 3:30 p.m. No. 13 Coastal Carolina* No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (FCS First Round) ESPNU W 45–28[19]   16,223
December 2 4:00 p.m. No. 18 Montana State* No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (FCS Quarterfinals) ESPN2 W 38–17[20]   15,116
December 9 4:00 p.m. No. 5 Youngstown State* No. 1 Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (FCS Semifinals) ESPN W 49–24[21]   18,040
December 15 8:00 p.m. at No. 3 Massachusetts* No. 1 Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (Division I Football Championship) ESPN2 W 28–17[22]   22,808
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 0 3 0 10
NC State 9 7 7 0 23

James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
James Madison 3 0 7 0 10
Appalachian State 7 14 0 0 21

Mars Hill

1 2 3 4 Total
Mars Hill 0 0 0 0 0
Appalachian State 13 14 7 7 41

Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 6 7 21 7 41
Gardner–Webb 3 0 0 3 6

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
Elon 0 7 7 7 21
Appalachian State 10 21 14 0 45

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 14 21 14 7 56
Chattanooga 0 0 14 7 21

Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Wofford 0 0 7 0 7
Appalachian State 14 0 0 0 14

Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Appalachian State 0 3 7 737 27
Georgia Southern 0 7 3 730 20

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Furman 7 0 0 0 7
Appalachian State 0 14 12 14 40

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
The Citadel 3 0 3 7 13
Appalachian State 7 14 14 7 42

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 3 14 7 7 31
Western Carolina 0 0 2 7 9

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Coastal Carolina 0 0 13 15 28
Appalachian State 17 14 7 7 45

Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Montana State 0 10 7 0 17
Appalachian State 14 3 7 14 38

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Youngstown State 0 14 3 7 24
Appalachian State 7 21 7 14 49

Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Appalachian State 7 7 0 14 28
Massachusetts 7 0 7 3 17

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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Awards and honors

  • Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches and media) — Jerry Moore
  • Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Kevin Richardson
  • Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Kevin Richardson
  • Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Marques Murrell
  • Southern Conference Freshman of the Year (coaches and media) — Armanti Edwards
  • Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy — Kerry Brown

Statistics

Team

ASUOpp
Scoring528223
  Points per Game35.214.9
First Downs319214
  Rushing19484
  Passing107111
  Penalty1819
Total Offense6,2654,154
  Avg per Play6.24.4
  Avg per Game417.7276.9
Fumbles–Lost34–1627–13
Penalties–Yards99–91875–618
  Avg per Game61.241.2
ASUOpp
Punts–Yards56–2,07592–3,405
  Avg per Punt37.137.0
Time of Possession/Game31:0129:54
3rd Down Conversions82 for 18865 for 219
4th Down Conversions15 for 259 for 28
Touchdowns Scored7127
Field Goals–Attempts10–1410–26
PAT–Attempts70–7125–25
Attendance184,911108,140
  Games/Avg per Game9/20,5465/21,628

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4OT Total
Opponents 32 45 73 703 223
Mountaineers 126 167 120 10510 528

2006 statistics at GoASU

References

  1. ↑ "Final Sports Network's 2006 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ Bowman, Tommy (February 25, 2009). "Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Appalachian State: About the University". Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship". NCAA. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  5. ↑ "N.C. General Assembly Honors ASU Football Team". Southern Conference. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Mark (December 22, 2005). "History Made In Chattanooga". Mountain Times. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  7. ↑ Associated Press (December 15, 2006). "Appalachian State defeats UMass to repeat as I-AA champs". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  8. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (September 2, 2006). "Apps Drop 23-10 Decision at NC State". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  9. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (September 9, 2006). "Top-Ranked Mountaineers Extend Home Winning Streak to 19 with 21-10 Victory Over No. 12 James Madison". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  10. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (September 16, 2006). "Mountaineers Shut Out Mars Hill, 41-0". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  11. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (September 23, 2006). "Jackson's Returns Highlight ASU's 41-6 Rout Over Gardner-Webb". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  12. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (September 30, 2006). "26,620 Watch No. 2 Appalachian Thump Elon, 45-21". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  13. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (October 7, 2006). "No. 2 Appalachian Rolls Over Chattanooga, 56-21". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  14. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (October 14, 2006). "No. 2 Appalachian Keeps Home Streak Alive With 14-7 Win Over Wofford". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  15. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (October 21, 2006). "No. 1 Appalachian Prevails in Double-Overtime Thriller". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  16. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (October 28, 2006). "No. 1 Appalachian Rolls Past No. 8 Furman, 40-7, on Black Saturday". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  17. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (November 4, 2006). "Appalachian Clinches SoCon Title, Automatic Playoff Bid With 42-13 Win Over The Citadel". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  18. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (November 11, 2006). "Mountaineers Claim Perfect SoCon Season, Old Mountain Jug With 31-9 Win Over Archrival Western". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  19. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (November 25, 2006). "Big First Half Propels Appalachian to National Quarterfinals". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  20. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (December 2, 2006). "Richardson's Four Touchdowns Lift Mountaineers to National Semis". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  21. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (December 9, 2006). "Mountaineers Punch Ticket For Second-Straight Ride to Chattanooga". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  22. ↑ Appalachian Sports Information (December 15, 2006). "Richardson Goes For 4, Apps Get No. 2". GoASU. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
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